a crew member of a goods or passenger train whose duties include controlling auxiliary braking power and inspecting the train
2.
the person at the back of a two- or four-person bobsleigh, who operates the brake
Examples of 'brakemen' in a sentence
brakemen
We concluded that there was a distinct pattern movement for pilots and brakemen.
Lopes Alexandre Dias, Alouche Sandra Regina 2016, 'Two-Man Bobsled Push Start Analysis', Journal of Human Kineticshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/hukin.2015.50.issue-1/hukin-2015-0143/hukin-2015-0143.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All brakemen used the board attached to the track as a support for both feet at the start.
Lopes Alexandre Dias, Alouche Sandra Regina 2016, 'Two-Man Bobsled Push Start Analysis', Journal of Human Kineticshttp://www.degruyter.com/view/j/hukin.2015.50.issue-1/hukin-2015-0143/hukin-2015-0143.xml?format=INT. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)